The American Spectator

/p> p>I have never understood the President’s picks at Treasury. Both Snow and what’s his name (so memorable — wrote a book, right?), both seemed like characters out of a 1930s captains of industry movie. Phil Gramm would be a good choice. A great choice would be T.J. Rogers, CEO of Cypress Semiconductor, smart, no-nonsense, running a 21st century company. Someone who understands how to start and run billion dollar businesses and is not apologetic about it. Mr. Rogers would not be caught dead traveling with Bono whilst wearing a dashiki. br> — Ron Pettengill /p> p> I want to bottle today’s Prowler (11/29/04). It just doesn’t get much better than this: Gramm in at Treasury, Mineta out at Transportation, and a 56th GOP senator — all on the same page. Sweet! br> — Stephen Foulard br> Houston, Texas /p> p> Osborne is running for Governor. This is the worst kept secret in Nebraska. Nelson will face Johanns. Close. Don’t count Nelson out. He was a fairly popular Governor and the same in the Senate. br> — Pete Kortum /p> p>